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  • Project Leader
    Project Leader
    7 days ago
    £15 hourly
    Part-time
    Kingston upon Thames

    Project Leader (Part-Time) – True Honour Charity 📍 Hounslow & Kingston (local applicants only) 🕒 10 hours per week | 📅 May 2026 – March 2027 💷 £15 per hour | Paid monthly About True Honour True Honour is a small, survivor-led specialist charity founded in 2015. We specialise in safeguarding and supporting women and families affected by domestic abuse, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and harmful practices. We work directly with survivors, train frontline professionals, and campaign for stronger systems and better protection for those at risk. Everything we do is rooted in lived experience and a deep commitment to justice, dignity, and real change. About the Role True Honour is looking for a motivated, proactive Project Lead to help deliver our Empowering Communities project across Hounslow and Kingston. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes initiative, works well independently, and genuinely cares about supporting vulnerable women from diverse backgrounds. You will plan and deliver weekly women's group sessions, build local partnerships, and help women access the support they need, including safety planning, court preparation, and referrals to key services. What You Will Do 1. Plan and deliver weekly women's group sessions focused on confidence, English skills, digital basics, safety awareness, and wellbeing, 2. Proactively reach out to women in the community to encourage participation and reduce isolation, 3. Provide one-to-one support including safety planning, emotional support, and help accessing GP, housing, schools, and benefits, 4. Build strong partnerships with local organisations, schools, GPs, health services, and statutory agencies, 5. Promote the project and raise awareness of the support available, 6. Monitor, record, and report on activities and outcomes accurately and on time, 7. Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive or personal data What We Are Looking For 1. A genuine self-starter who takes initiative and works well without close supervision, 2. Experience leading or coordinating community projects within the last two years, 3. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, 4. Organised, reliable, and solutions-focused under pressure, 5. A deep understanding of the challenges faced by women from diverse cultural backgrounds, including the impact of domestic abuse and other forms of abuse such as honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and coercive control. This is central to everything we do and we are looking for someone who truly gets it, 6. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), 7. Strong written and verbal communication skills, 8. Committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and confidentiality The Right Attitude We are looking for someone who is: • Driven and caring — you have a natural drive to make things happen and you take the lead with care and confidence, • Flexible — you are happy to turn your hand to different tasks as things change, • Professional and reliable — people can count on you and you take your responsibilities seriously, • Positive — you bring warmth, energy, and genuine commitment to the women you work with and the team around you, • Experience working in a similar environment is a must Other Requirements • DBS check required (or willingness to undergo one), • Must be based locally and able to travel between Hounslow and Kingston, • Predominantly community-based with some remote admin work What We Offer • A rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to women's lives, • Flexible working hours, • Support and supervision from the True Honour team, • The chance to shape and lead a meaningful, funded community project If you are someone who leads with heart, takes ownership, and wants to make a real difference to women's lives, we would love to hear from you.

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  • Residential Childcare Worker
    Residential Childcare Worker
    16 days ago
    £13.5–£15.5 hourly
    Full-time
    Cobham

    Location: Cobham Hours: 16–42 hours per week (rota-based, including evenings, weekends & sleep-ins) Reporting to: Registered Manager / Deputy Manager / Senior Care Practitioner About the Role We are seeking a compassionate, committed Care Practitioner to join our children’s residential home, supporting children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD). You will play a vital role in providing a safe, nurturing, and structured environment where children can feel valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential. This role is central to delivering high-quality, child-centred care in line with Ofsted regulations, the Children Act 1989, and Every Child Matters. Key Responsibilities As a Care Practitioner, you will: • Provide high-quality physical, emotional, social, and cultural care tailored to each child’s individual needs, • Promote independence and life skills such as communication, self-care, cooking, and daily routines, • Build positive, trusting relationships and act as a consistent, positive role model, • Support children through challenging behaviours using calm, trauma-informed approaches, • Safeguard children at all times and maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming home environment, • Monitor health, wellbeing, behaviour, and development, reporting concerns appropriately, • Assist with medication administration in line with policies and training, • Support education, leisure, and community-based activities, • Maintain accurate records and contribute to reports, reviews, and care planning meetings, • Advocate for children and actively involve them in decisions about their lives and futures, • Work collaboratively with families, social workers, teachers, and other professionals Working as Part of a Team You will be expected to: • Contribute positively to team meetings, supervision, and appraisals, • Work consistently with colleagues to implement care plans, • Support team development and provide informal support to colleagues when needed, • Adhere to all policies, procedures, and the home’s Statement of Purpose, • Uphold professional standards, including whistleblowing responsibilities Personal Development We are committed to your growth and development. You will: • Receive a full induction and ongoing training, • Attend mandatory and in-house training sessions, • Be supported through supervision and appraisal processes, • Be encouraged to work towards relevant qualifications Requirements • Qualifications: A relevant qualification in childcare, health & social care, education, or similar is desirable, or a willingness to work towards a Level 3/4 Diploma, • Experience: Experience working with children or young people is beneficial, • Flexibility: Ability to work shifts including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-in duties, • Safeguarding: Enhanced DBS check required (or willingness to obtain one) Skills & Qualities • Caring, patient, empathetic, and resilient, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, • Ability to work effectively within a team, • Understanding of child development and safeguarding, • Calm and confident in managing behaviours of concern Additional Information This role requires flexibility to meet the needs of the home, including occasional rota changes and undertaking additional duties such as light maintenance or gardening where appropriate. Any changes to circumstances affecting DBS clearance must be reported immediately. We are currently unable to support sponsorship.

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